Things You Haven't Done in the San Diego Area

Over 2100 acres packed with science, art, cultural, and industrial museums. It's landscaped with more than 8 kinds of gardens and offers a world famous zoo, a carousel with handcarved animals and handpainted murals, and a ride on a miniature train. Sports buffs can get physical using the gymnasiums, sports complexes, lawn bowling, play areas, and trails. While art fanatics can visit craftsman's workshops, indoor/outdoor/in the round theater performances, puppet shows, and symphonic/dance performances.

Feedings, tidepools, and educational exhibits of marine life from 9-5pm daily at a world renowned aquarium.

The Museum of Making Music is a journey through a century of musical instrument innovations that helped shape American Popular Music from the 1890s to now. It includes over 500 vintage instruments on display, hundreds of audio and video examples at the push of a button and an interactive area where visitors can play on a variety of hands-on instruments.

Get in the water for scuba lessons, tidepooling at Hospital Reef, snorkeling in the Cove, nude sunbathing at Black's Beach, and surfing at Windansea/Bird Rock. Otherwise take in the views from Scripps Park, dine at some posh restaurants, browse the fine art galleries, and shope the upscale boutiques/malls.

It's like a toned down adult's amusement park with over 50 attractions in 7 themed areas. Attractions include water rides, coasters, free play areas, and interactive or themed rides abound. It's mostly designed for kids 11 and under and is much more than just Lego constructions of real world things.

5 miles of beach and boardwalk where you can get stoopid with the students and dropouts of SDSU. The scene for booty dropping, beer drinking, and eyeball popping collegiates. Go and get you some.

A wolf slideshow and a visit with their resident wolf packs.

West Coast's longest pier with a Ruby's on the end and North San Diego's longest stretches of beach and boardwalk for rolling on the wheels of your choice.

Lots of up-close and realistic displays of wildlife that were donated by local taxidermists.

Check out the Garden of Lights from 5-6pm in December. Great varied family activities too.

Display of surfing equipment, photographs, and special exhibitions.

This premier seaside golfcourse is the site for the PGA's Buick Invitational and 4,000 square foot pro shop.

Shop is in San Clemente and it costs $20 a day.

One of the more popular for bouldering and toprope. Links to other areas in SD too.

Closed at 5pm on weekdays but it is the least crowded time to go. Cost is $5 day use to park.

Hiking, stargazing, camping, wildflowers

A good index of San Diego MTB rides with trail descriptions and ride profiles for paid group rides or rides on your own.

Flight lasts from 20-30 minutes during the early afternoons.

Walking trails, 22,000 sq. ft. skatepark, and hockey/soccer arenas. Also gotta check out the sculpture garden too.

Hand-led for $29, trail rides for $45 an hour, and miniature horse led cart rides for those 3+ years old.